06/21/2011

Quiet Diplomacy

Women in Saudi Arabia who have defied the ban on driving in their country have just received a quiet shout-out from our own Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

While Clinton maintains that this effort is ultimately in the hands of the Saudi women themselves, her verbal support will undoubtedly embolden not only the current undertaking but also the broader concept of gender equality itself in the region.

She may have been engaging in "quiet" diplomacy but her global fanbase just grew exponentially. Just like that.